# C_2007257EN.01005301.xml

| 30.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/53 |
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30.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 257/53

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4902 — Yamaha Motor Europe/Yamaha Distribution Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 257/16)

| 1. | On 22 October 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (‘YME’, the Netherlands), controlled the Yamaha Motor Corporation (‘YMC’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Mitsui Motor Polskia SP.Z.O.O. (Poland), Yamaha Motor Deutschland GMBH (Germany) and Yamaha Motor UK Ltd. (United Kingdom) (together ‘Yamaha Distribution Companies’), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 October 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (‘YME’, the Netherlands), controlled the Yamaha Motor Corporation (‘YMC’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Mitsui Motor Polskia SP.Z.O.O. (Poland), Yamaha Motor Deutschland GMBH (Germany) and Yamaha Motor UK Ltd. (United Kingdom) (together ‘Yamaha Distribution Companies’), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | YME: the marketing and sales of YMC products, principally motorcycles, scooters, marine outboard engines, inflatable boats, waverunners, all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, generators and snowmobiles, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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YME: the marketing and sales of YMC products, principally motorcycles, scooters, marine outboard engines, inflatable boats, waverunners, all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, generators and snowmobiles,

| — | Yamaha Distribution Companies: the import and wholesale distribution of YMC products, principally motorcycles, scooters, marine outboard engines, inflatable boats, waverunners, all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, generators and snowmobiles, in Poland, Germany, and the UK. |
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Yamaha Distribution Companies: the import and wholesale distribution of YMC products, principally motorcycles, scooters, marine outboard engines, inflatable boats, waverunners, all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, generators and snowmobiles, in Poland, Germany, and the UK.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4902 — Yamaha Motor Europe/Yamaha Distribution Companies, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4902 — Yamaha Motor Europe/Yamaha Distribution Companies, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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